Levi Wright, the son of rodeo star Spencer Wright, died June 2 after driving his toy tractor into a Utah river on May 21.
A friend of the family said the three-year-old boy was removed from life support after several grueling days in hospital, according to People. Levi was hospitalized in critical condition since the day of the accident. “After several sleepless nights, lots of research, multiple conversations with the world’s best neurologists & millions of prayers we are here in the face of our biggest fear,” Levi’s mother, Kallie Wright, wrote to her Facebook page. “I know there are Angels up there waiting to hold him until I can again!” she said.
Kallie went on to express how difficult it was to make the painful decision to make end-of-life decisions for her little boy.
“Levi showed us just enough to buy us time for all of this. We prayed those things were him defying odds & proving to us that he wanted to stay here but we see now he wanted to give us time to find peace with letting him go.”
“I told you my baby was thoughtful & considerate, I truly believe he did that for us,” she wrote.
Kallie shared the big impact Levi had on the world during his very short life.
“During this time he brought out humanity across the nation, he dropped so many to their knees & reminded them what truly matters in this world,” she said.
“It kind of gives that T-rex strength a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?” she said.
“Here soon I’ll climb into bed with my baby and hold him as he falls asleep for the last time on this earth. I find comfort in knowing he will be restored to the perfect little boy he was & have the ability to do all the things he loves!” she wrote.
She shared a heartfelt message before signing off and saying goodbye to her young son.
“We will miss him every second of every day down here but feel without unwavering doubt this is the best thing we can do for him!”
“We love you baby beans and I can’t wait till the day you can “work the ground” with me again!” Kallie said.
A May 21 statement from the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office, stated that authorities responded to a call about an incident involving the 3-year-old who was later identified as Levi.
“Life-saving measures were administered on scene,” the sheriff’s office statement read. (RELATED: ‘A Lot Of Guilt’: Regina King Describes Her Grief Journey After Her Son’s Death)
The statement indicated Levi was taken to Beaver Valley Hospital and later airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
There has been an outpouring of love and support on social media as the family and friends process this tragedy.
